[Job-offers-cs] Postdoctoral position - optimization methods in machine learning - University of Michigan

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [SIAM-OPT] Postdoctoral position - optimization methods in 
machine learning - University of Michigan
Date: 	Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:36:47 -0500
From: 	Laura Balzano <girasole at umich.edu>
To: 	Pekka Orponen <pekka.orponen at aalto.fi>
CC: 	Optimization SIAG mailing list <siam-opt at siam.org>

Dear colleagues,

I have a postdoc opportunity at the University of Michigan to begin in 
spring 2021, working with me and also with the hope that the postdoc 
also establishes a co-mentor at UM. Please share with your colleagues 
and students and have them send their CV and research statement to me at 
girasole at umich.edu with the subject "Joining the Balzano lab 
-- postdoc 2021" if they are interested.

I am seeking a postdoc who is interested in optimization methods for 
novel machine learning applications. Any topic under the umbrella of 
low-dimensional modeling would be appropriate for this postdoctoral 
position. I am particularly interested in optimization for constrained 
SVD, nonlinear low-dimensional models, nonlinear or non-independent 
measurement models, joint dimensionality reduction and clustering, 
sketching within optimization algorithms, and time-varying low 
dimensional models. Applications that motivate my work recently include 
power systems monitoring, medical and computational imaging, preference 
learning and learning to rank, control systems identification, and 
environmental monitoring. The position will be one year renewable for 
three (two is the most likely length).

I would be thrilled to receive applications from people in 
underrepresented groups in machine learning, such as women and BIPOC 
candidates. This postdoc has no requirements other than research. As I 
am keenly aware of extra service and outreach workload burden for these 
groups, I do my best to advise those in my group on these matters and 
help them protect their time.

Thank you,
Laura Balzano
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~girasole/